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Oxfam in Sudan
- Animal hospital
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Paravet Ibrahim Ahmed Osman prepares to
return home after spraying livestock against ticks |
Photo: Toby Adamson/Oxfam |
Ibrahim
Ahmed Osman is a proud man with a mission. Five years ago, he trained
as a paravet with Oxfam, and now has a special place within his
village, Id Elbaida, in western Sudan. "I prevent animals getting
diseases," he explains. "I am important in the community,
because now most of the animals are healthy." For people whose
whole lives depend on the animals they own, this is no mean feat.
Training paravets
is a practical way of helping to improve pastoralists’ livelihoods.
Id Elbaida is a long way from the nearest qualified vet, or a town
where you can buy medicines, and the only transport to reach either
is a donkey or camel. Now Ibrahim can treat most of the animals’
common problems in the village, and Oxfam has funded a veterinary
pharmacy so that livestock owners can purchase the medicines they
need.
"The rainy season
is the busiest time, because it brings most disease," says
Ibrahim. "I could do some of my job without the pharmacy, but
it’s better with it here, because people don’t waste time
going to the town. I share my knowledge with the community. Everything
I’ve learned on courses, I give to the community."
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